Biology 'Refresher?
May 4, 2008 7:41 PM Subscribe
Good way to get 'refreshed' on Biology? I took 1st year BIO 8 years ago. I'm taking the second semester this summer and don't want to be completely lost. What are some good ways (whether online, dvd, book, etc) to get this done? I'll probably go to a Bio 1 class and pick up the syllabus, but would like some suggestions.
I'll have about 6 weeks to do the 'refresh'
You'll have to give more detail about the sort of biology you'll be studying.
Assuming this is an intro college course for non-majors, you really can't go wrong with Campbell and Reese. Any reasonably modern edition will do since in six weeks you won't have time to get to such detail that the revisions will matter.
Is the second semester offered now? What would really help is to get a copy of that syllabus, start reading the relevant chapters in Campbell or your source of choice, and then go back as necessary to understand them.
posted by d. z. wang at 8:26 PM on May 4, 2008
Assuming this is an intro college course for non-majors, you really can't go wrong with Campbell and Reese. Any reasonably modern edition will do since in six weeks you won't have time to get to such detail that the revisions will matter.
Is the second semester offered now? What would really help is to get a copy of that syllabus, start reading the relevant chapters in Campbell or your source of choice, and then go back as necessary to understand them.
posted by d. z. wang at 8:26 PM on May 4, 2008
I haven't tried this Teaching Company course on Biology: The Science of Life (yet), but I have faith in them in general.
posted by Zed_Lopez at 10:35 PM on May 4, 2008
posted by Zed_Lopez at 10:35 PM on May 4, 2008
Try the Berkeley podcasts
http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses.php
posted by bexb39 at 5:54 AM on May 5, 2008
http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses.php
posted by bexb39 at 5:54 AM on May 5, 2008
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For free.
posted by wfrgms at 8:19 PM on May 4, 2008 [3 favorites]